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Some apps keep running in the background when you return to the home screen. You can set your phone to refresh apps in the background so that you'll still get notifications even if the app isn't actively in use.

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Find "Background App Refresh"

Press Settings.

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Find "Background App Refresh"

Press General.

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Find "Background App Refresh"

Press Background App Refresh.

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Turn background refresh of apps on or off

Press Background App Refresh.

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Turn background refresh of apps on or off

To turn off background refresh of apps, press Off.

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Turn background refresh of apps on or off

To turn on background refresh of apps using Wi-Fi, press Wi-Fi.

If you turn on background refresh of apps using Wi-Fi, app content will be updated when a Wi-Fi connection is established.